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"I like the idea of performance and movement and interaction with the viewer so that the work is open-ended and not finished." These are the ideas that drive the work of artist Flavia Muller Medeiros. After making a conscious decision to become an artist, she came to London to study a MA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College and since then her art has flourished. "I usually work with five or six ideas at a time. Some pieces won't work. Some develop into other ideas. I go back and forth between the pieces not knowing how it is going to end. It is really chaotic but dynamic." She has self-published a book of her work, curated her own shows and now she has been nominated for the Beck's Futures 20,000 art prize. Was she surprised to be chosen? "Yes because I have only been here since 2002. I am not signed to any gallery or do group shows that much. I was nominated on my own terms so that felt good." Her chosen work, Inaugurate, is on display in London's Institute of Contemporary Art. She appropriates a section from the film Easy Rider then combines that with a rework of a speech by George Bush spoken in the style of a car salesman. Has Brazil influenced her work? "I have been away from Brazil for 10 years and my art knowledge is from the US and England. I never want to be seen as a 'Brazilian' artist. I would rather my work was open to all cultures." Beck's Futures ICA, London 31 March -14 May www.ica.org.uk www.becksfutures.co.uk www.flaviamullermedeiros.com
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